Drug Care in Social Work Professions (2 cr)
Code: BE00DS97-3002
General information
- Enrollment
- 22.04.2025 - 27.04.2025
- Registration for the implementation has ended.
- Timing
- 02.03.2026 - 15.05.2026
- The implementation has not yet started.
- Number of ECTS credits allocated
- 2 cr
- Local portion
- 2 cr
- Mode of delivery
- Contact learning
- Unit
- SeAMK Social Services and Elderly Care
- Campus
- SeAMK Seinäjoki, Kampustalo
- Teaching languages
- Finnish
- Seats
- 12 - 37
- Degree programmes
- Bachelor of Social Services
Evaluation scale
1-5
Objective
Students know what rights and responsibilities Bachelors of Social Services have in drug care. They study special issue in drug care of various client groups. As members of multiprofessional teams, students know how to counsel clients and families on drug care. The student knows the basics of pharmaceutical calculations.
Content
- drug care in the social field: responsibilities and rights
- medical treatment plan, ensuring competence and licensing policies
- special issues in the drug care of clients of various ages, drug care for common diseases
- counselling clients and family members of various ages on drug care
- basics of drug calculation
Materials
- Available in Moodle from the beginning of the course
- Lääkelaskut haltuun, Oppiportti
Teaching methods
Contact course, including:
Lectures
Exam (Theory and drug calculations)
Exam schedules
At the end of the course
The exam consists of two parts: theory and drug calculations
Student workload
2 x 27 h
Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)
The student knows the basics of safe pharmacotherapy. The student recognizes some specific medication-related issues for client groups in social work. The student knows the fundamentals of medication calculations
Assessment criteria, good (3)
The student recognizes the basics of safe pharmacotherapy and the specific medication-related issues for client groups in social work. The student knows the most common chronic diseases and the fundamentals of their pharmacotherapy. The student can guide clients in medication management. The student knows the fundamentals of medication calculations.
Assessment criteria, excellent (5)
The student understands their responsibilities in implementing pharmaceutical care and can explain and assess the basics of safe pharmacotherapy. The student can describe specific medication-related issues for client groups in social work and the medication treatment of the most common chronic diseases. The student can individually guide clients and their families in medication management. The student knows the basics of drug calculations.
Further information
Theory 1 ½ study points
Drug calculations ½ study points